American Heart Association

Legislators zero out Michigan school budgets, cut funding for healthy school meals for all K-12 students

LANSING, Mich., June 11, 2025 — The American Heart Association is expressing disappointment in the Michigan State House of Representatives’ budget which eliminates line-item funding for the Healthy School Meals for All. This version of the budget...

Miss Arkansas and Miss Arkansas’ Teen contestants get lifesaving CPR training, join American Heart Association’s Nation of Lifesavers™

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., June 10, 2025 — The 88 young women competing for the titles of Miss Arkansas and Miss Arkansas’ Teen took time Sunday and Monday to learn Hands-Only CPR, a key step in the out-of-hospital chain of survival following sudden cardiac...

Saving lives through CPR education

LAFARGEVILLE, N.Y., June 2, 2025 — More than 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur in the United States each year[1], and 90% of people who have a cardiac arrest will not survive.   That is why the American Heart Association, devoted to...

Health Hubs launched for Hartford Public Schools to combat cardiovascular disease

HARTFORD, CT - June 9, 2025 - The American Heart Association, devoted to changing the future to a world of healthier lives for all, is improving health outcomes in greater Hartford with a new initiative, the Heart Health Matters program. The recently...

NFL Alumni amplify 8 plays for heart health during Men’s Health Week

DALLAS, June 9, 2025 — To empower men to take control of their heart health during Men's Health Week, June 9-15, the American Heart Association and NFL (National Football League) Alumni are spotlighting Life's Essential 8™ — eight key components to ...